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ulmifolia (Elm Leaved Spirea). July. Elm like leaves, 
and large clusters of white flowers. 
filipendula (Dropwort). (Herbaceous). Foliage dense, 
dark green and beautifully cut. Blooms in showy heads 
of white flowers. 
Van Houttei. The finest of all Spiraeas, a most charm- 
ing and graceful shrub having pure white flowers in clusters. 
Extraordinary profuse in bloom, and plant is a vigorous 
grower and very hardy. 
Syringa. Lilac 
S. Chinensis alba (Chinese White Lilac). Growth 
similar to Persian, but blooms nearer white. 
Japonica (Giant Japan Tree Lilac). A species from 
Japan. Leaves thick, pointed, leathery and dark; flowers 
in very large panicles, creamy white and privet like. 
Josikaea. Thick shining leaves and clusters of purple 
flowers: much later than common Lilacs. Very desir- 
able. 
Persica (Persian Purple Lilac). Native of Persia- 
Leaves small dark green; flowers abundant, delicate and 
purple. 
var. alba (Persian White Lilac). Same habit of growth 
as foregoing. Blossoms in long panicles, white tinged with 
purple. 
Rubra de Marley. A very free bloomer; flowers reddish 
purple; one of the best varieties for winter forcing. 
Rothamagensis (Rouen or Red Lilac). A distinct hy- 
brid variety with reddish flowers; panicles of great size and 
very abundant. 
Villosa. A new Japanese variety; flowers large, light 
purple in bud, white when open; fragrant; very late 
bloomer and most desirable. 
vulgaris (Common Purple Lilac). Blossoms early, 
reddish purple. 
var. alba (Common White Lilac). Blossoms early, pure 
white and very fragrant. 
var. Charles X. A strong growing sort; large, loose 
clusters of purple flowers; an improved variety of the 
vulgaris. 
Alphonse Lavallee. Trusses like a double Hyacinth, 
fine, blue, shaded to violet. 
Belle de Nancy. Large, double pink with white center. 
var. Dr. Breitschneider. A very beautiful lilac, es- 
pecially worthy of cultivation. Much like Lamarck but 
darker. 
var. Emile Lemoine. Very fine, double pink. 
var. Frau Dammann. Immense panicles of white 
flowers of very large size. Best white variety. 
Common Snowball. 
High Bush Cranberry Tree. 
var. Jean Bart. Rosy carmine flowers in large, compact 
plumes. 
var. La Marck. Very large panicle; individual flowers, 
very double, rosy lilac. 
var. Ludwig Spaeth. Panicle long; individual flowers 
large. Single; dark purplish red. The finest of its color. 
var. Mad. Casimir Perier. Large trusses of very double, 
creamy white flowers. One of the very best. 
var. Marie Le Graye. Large panicles of pure white 
flowers. A valuable variety for forcing. 
var. Michael Buchner. Plant dwarf; panicle erect and 
very large; very double, color pale lilac; distinct and 
fine. 
var. Mad. Lemoine. A grand double white variety. 
Vigorous habit and immense foliage. 
var. Mathieu de Bombasle. A handsome double blue 
flower and large truss. 
var. President Grevy. A new variety; strong grower; 
blossoms in very large clusters of semi-double bluish flow- 
ers; one of the best. 
var. Virginite. Flowers large, double, rose, shade of 
La France Rose. 
var. grandiflora. Very large, pure white trusses of 
flowers. 
Symphoricarpus. Snowberry 
S. vulgaris (Red Fruited Snowberry or Indian Currant). 
A shrub of very pretty habit. Foliage, flowers and fruit 
small purple and hangs all winter. 
var. variegata (Variegated Leaved). Variegated form 
of the above. _ , 
racemosus (White Snowberry). A well known shrub 
with small pink flowers, large white berries that hang on 
the plant through part of the winter. 
Tamar ix 
T. Africa. Foliage very fine and feathery on slim 
branches, flowers pink, very small and very numerous so as 
to cover the branches of preceding year’s growth. 
Gallica. July. Very showy in bloom. Pink blossoms; 
later than the African. 
Germanica. Foliage bluish green, flowers pink; a 
native of North China and Japan. 
Indica. Beautiful deep green foliage with plume-like 
pink flowers in September. 
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